Archive for the 'Gods & Goddesses' Category

Six streams of Hindu Pantheon

Blog posts Post -1 It was left to Adhi Sankara to identify the six streams of Hindu pantheon. Vaishnavam, Saivam, Saktham, Kowmaram, Ganapathyam and Sowram are the six distinct religious systems within the larger frame work of Hinduism as identified by Adhi Sankara. The Vaishnavites worship Vishnu; Saivites worship Siva; the worship of Sakthi, the [...]

Three schools of Hindu Philosophy

The three different schools of philosophies are as follows: * Advaitha * VisistaAdvaitha * Dvaitha

Shakti Worship and Sri Ramakrishna

Shakti Worship and Sri Ramakrishna by Swami Prabhananda (Translated by Swami Sunirmalananda) Drawing our attention to the deep significance of the word shakti, Sir John Wood­roffe says, ‘There is no word of a wider content in any language than this Sanskrit term, meaning “Power”.’ (1) There is some supreme Power behind this universe who expresses [...]

Sri Chakra Yantra/Meru for Devi (sakthi) worship

The worship of Devi in Srichakra is regarded as the highest form  of the Devi worship. Originally Lord Shiva gave 64 Chakras and their Mantras to the world, to attain various spiritual and material benefits. For his consort Devi he gave the Shreechakra and the highly coveted and the most powerful Shodashakshari mantra, which is [...]